METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER APPLIANCE
A method for operating a heat pump water heater appliance positioned with a building is provided. The method includes receiving a measurement of ambient temperature about the building via a network and also getting a measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building. The method further includes heating water within the heat pump water heater appliance with only a sealed system of the heat pump water heater appliance or with only a secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance based upon the measurement of ambient temperature about the building and the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building.
1 . A method for operating a heat pump water heater appliance positioned with a building, comprising:
connecting the heat pump water heater appliance to a network;
receiving a measurement of ambient temperature about the building via the network;
getting a measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building; and
heating water within the heat pump water heater appliance with only a sealed system of the heat pump water heater appliance if either the measurement of ambient temperature about the building is greater than a first predetermined temperature or the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building is greater than a second predetermined temperature.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of connecting comprises connecting the heat pump water heater appliance to wireless network of the building in which the heat pump water heater appliance is located.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of receiving the measurement of ambient temperature about the building via the network comprises receiving the measurement of ambient temperature about the building via the network from a weather service via the network.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said step of getting the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building comprises measuring the ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building with an ambient temperature sensor of the heat pump water heater appliance.
5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said step of getting the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building comprises receiving the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building from an HVAC thermostat within the building via the network.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance is deactivated during said step of heating, the secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance comprising an electric resistance heating element or a gas burner.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of heating further comprises heating water within the heat pump water heater appliance with only a secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance if either the measurement of ambient temperature about the building is less than the first predetermined temperature or the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building is less than the second predetermined temperature, the secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance comprising an electric resistance heating element or a gas burner.
8 . A method for operating a heat pump water heater appliance positioned with a building, comprising:
connecting the heat pump water heater appliance to a network;
receiving a measurement of ambient temperature about the building via the network;
getting a measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building; and
heating water within the heat pump water heater appliance with only a secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance if either the measurement of ambient temperature about the building is less than a first predetermined temperature or the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building is less than a second predetermined temperature, the secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance comprising an electric resistance heating element or a gas burner.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein said step of connecting comprises connecting the heat pump water heater appliance to wireless network of the building in which the heat pump water heater appliance is located.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein said step of receiving the measurement of ambient temperature about the building via the network comprises receiving the measurement of ambient temperature about the building via the network from a weather service via the network.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein said step of getting the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building comprises measuring the ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building with an ambient temperature sensor of the heat pump water heater appliance.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein said step of getting the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building comprises receiving the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building from an HVAC thermostat within the building via the network.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein a sealed system of the heat pump water heater appliance is deactivated during said step of heating.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein said step of heating further comprises heating water within the heat pump water heater appliance with only a sealed system of the heat pump water heater appliance if either the measurement of ambient temperature about the building is greater than the first predetermined temperature or the measurement of ambient temperature about the heat pump water heater appliance within the building is greater than the second predetermined temperature.
15 . A method for operating a heat pump water heater appliance positioned with a building, comprising:
connecting the heat pump water heater appliance to a network;
receiving a status of an HVAC thermostat within the building via the network, the status of the HVAC thermostat comprising a heating mode or a cooling mode; and
heating water within the heat pump water heater appliance with a sealed system of the heat pump water heater appliance if the status of the HVAC thermostat is the cooling mode or heating water within the heat pump water heater appliance with only a secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance if the status of the HVAC thermostat is the heating mode, the secondary heating element of the heat pump water heater appliance comprising an electric resistance heating element or a gas burner.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein said step of connecting comprises connecting the heat pump water heater appliance to wireless network of the building in which the heat pump water heater appliance is located.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the sealed system of the heat pump water heater appliance is deactivated if the status of the HVAC thermostat is the heating mode.